MBIO 4300/4302 Medical Microbiology Syllabus

MWF 1:25P-2:23P, N331 Fall 2007

Instructor:        My Lo Thao, Ph.D.

Office:                  N331

Office Hours:     MW 10:00 – 11:30 and by appointment

Telephone:            667-3649

E-Mail:                  mlthao@science.csustan.edu

Webpage              http://arnica.csustan.edu/thao/

Tentative lecture and lab schedule (subject to change upon discretion of instructor)

Date        Lecture                              Laboratory

09/05         Introduction

09/07        Microbiology Review                          

09/10          Immunology Overview                              Case Studies/Lab Basics

09/12          Infectious Process                              

09/14           Infectious Process                    

09/17          Pathology of Infection                            Diagnostics: Clinical assessment, specimen collection

09/19          Human Body Systems Overview        

09/21           Field Assignment (25 points)

09/24           Upper Respiratory Tract Infections       Diagnostics:  Laboratory evaluation of gram positive

                                                                                    bacterial pathogens

09/26        Lower Respiratory Tract Infections    

09/28       Infections of the Eye                                                                                             

10/1           EXAM I (125 points)                                 Diagnostics: Laboratory evaluation of gram                                                                                                negative bacterial pathogens

10/03           Urinary Tract Infections                   

10/05          Sexually Transmitted Diseases            

10/8            Sexually Transmitted Diseases             Diagnostics:  Laboratory evaluation of viral pathogens

10/10           No Class

10/12           Gastrointestinal Tract Infections        

10/15           Gastrointestinal Tract Infections                 Diagnostics: Molecular analysis of pathogens    

10/17           Obstetric and Perinatal Infections      

10/19           Central Nervous System Infections     

10/22          Infections of Skin, Muscle, Joints,                 Case Study exercises      

                   Bone and Hemopoietic System

10/24          Viral Infections                                                              

10/26          Vector-borne Infections

10/29          Multisystem Zoonoses                                    LABORATORY EXAM (100 points)

10/31           Pyrexia                                              

11/02           Infections in the Compromised Host     

11/05           EXAM II (125 points)                                  Case Studies

11/07           Infection Control                               

11/09           Antimicrobials and Chemotherapy

11/12           No Class

11/14           Antimicrobials and Chemotherapy        

11/16           Bioterrorism                                      

11/19           Vaccination                                                   Group Presentation Preparation

11/21           Immunotherapy                                  

11/23           Thanksgiving Break

11/26           Infection Control: Epidemiologic                    Group Presentation Preparation

                   Aspects

11/28           Hospital Infection

11/30           Catch up                                  

12/03          Plagues: Group Presentations                          Plague Group Presentations

12/05          Plagues: Group Presentations

12/07          Plagues: Group Presentations

12/10           Finish and Check-out

12/17           FINAL EXAMINATION (200 points)

                             11:15A-1:15P

Course Requirements

Course Description:  A study of pathogenic microorganisms and their role in human disease. 

Prerequisites: MBIO 3010/3032 or equivalent

Course Objectives:

1.       To provide the student with knowledge of the various aspects of medical microbiology, including pathogenic microbes, epidemiology, disease, treatment and infection control

2. To provide the student with a greater understanding of the pathological processes related to human infectious diseases, especially those of bacterial origin.
3. To provide a background for students who are continuing their education in medically related programs in professional and graduate programs

Required Text: Medical Microbiology, 3rd edition, Mims et al.

Add/Drop Policies:

The add/drop policies for MBIO 4300 are the same as the University add/drop policies.  Students should refer to the Class Schedule for the appropriate add/drop dates.

Class Participation: 

Science is a thinking process.  Students will be asked to participate in that process.  Class participation will account for 25 points of your point total for the semester. 

Grading Policies:

1. Attendance is required for this course.  Students missing more that 3 unexcused lecture sessions and/or any unexcused laboratory session will either be dropped or given an incomplete for the course.  Except in cases of emergency, the instructor must be notified in advance of an absence to be excused.

2. There will be no make-up exams.  Failure to appear at exam time without 24 hours prior notice to instructor with an appropriate excuse, or an appropriately documented emergency, will result in zero points for that exam.

3. Academic Dishonesty and Misconduct: Exams, reports, and presentations are indicators of individual performance. Copying off another student’s exam, plagiarized reports, presentations or papers constitutes cheating. There is zero tolerance for cheating. Cheating in any capacity in this class will result in penalties ranging from a minimum of a zero on the assignment or exam to a maximum of expulsion from California State University, Stanislaus as indicated by the official University Policy regarding dishonesty and misconduct.

4. There will be a total of 650 points possible in this course. 

a.      Two written lecture exams (125 points each)

b.     A written lab exam (100 points)

c.      A comprehensive final exam (200 points)

o       The format for the exams may differ depending on the information covered on the exam.  Examples of the types of questions, which may occur on some of these exams, include multiple choice, matching, short answer, discussion, problem-solving and case study interpretation.

o       Illegible answers will not be corrected.

d.      A field assignment (25points)

e.      A group presentation (50 points)

f.      Class participation (25 points).

5. Your final grade will be determined using a percent scale:

93-100 = A, 90-92 = A-, 87-89 = B+, 83-86 = B, 80-82 = B-, 77-79 = C+, 73-76 = C, 70-72 = C-, 67-69 = D+, 60-66 = D, < 60 = F scale:

        *NOTE: The instructor does not assign grades, students earn their grades!